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March 14, 2022 Absurdism / bodhisattva / Buddhism / Death / grief / Spirituality / suffering

Nihilism or Optimism? More Thoughts on Grief

(My apologies in advance for writing about grief again. I wish my mind was elsewhere, but I suppose that’s what

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February 22, 2022 Musings / self-compassion / Spirituality / Tao Te Ching

Thinking About Paradox

A quote from the Tao Te Ching hangs in my line of vision as I write this:  “The universe is

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February 15, 2022 Buddhism / Death / grief / mental health / mindfulness / Reflection

Reflecting on the Death of a Parent

My dad passed away about 17 days ago now. This is the first time I’ve tried to write about it

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February 4, 2022 anxiety / Buddhism / Compassion / feelings / meditation / mindfulness / self-compassion / Spirituality

The Joy of The Present: Dealing With Anxiety Using Mindfulness

Most of us accept the reality given to us. That includes our thoughts and feelings. After all, if we think

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December 5, 2021 Buddhism / Compassion / Death / Meaning / Mortality / psychedelics / Spirituality / suffering

The Dance of Life: The Endless Sway Between Joy, Power and Pain

“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky.”-

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November 23, 2021 Aging / Death / suffering

Death and Illness: Dealing With Parents, Dukkha and Old Age

I’m back in California, spending Thanksgiving week with my parents. Because of COVID, I haven’t seen much of them over

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August 24, 2021 alienation / autonomy / book review / books / capitalism / Kafka / literature / Meaning / Reflection

Alienation and The Loss of Autonomy: Thoughts on Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”

I just finished Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” What a fucking story. I’ve read a lot more Kafka in the past year

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August 15, 2021 anxiety / Christianity / Meaning / Paul Tillich

The Anxiety of Meaninglessness and Emptiness

This week I’ve dug Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be.” I’m surprised by how much I love it, considering that

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August 2, 2021 Koan / meditation / mindfulness / Spirituality / Zen

My Most Important Meditation Insight

I’ve written ad nauseam about meditation, and you’re probably tired of hearing about it. But it is an endlessly important

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July 29, 2021 Buddhism / Koan / Zen

You Are Not Important; You Are the Most Important Being Here

In the cosmic, grand scheme of things, our lives don’t mean a whole lot. Or they are the most important

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July 8, 2021 children / Meaning / Musings / Reflection

Vacation Musings, Thursday July 8th

I am currently on a holiday in Whistler, British Columbia. Getting here has been a harrowing experience. I won’t bore

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July 4, 2021 Absurdism / Buddhism / Illusion / Rational / Spirituality

Beyond Reason: Thoughts on The Rational and The Illusion of Life

Recently I’ve had the thought that rationality or even science is not “objective” but is its own worldview. It may

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June 27, 2021 poetry / Rilke

What Is Unseen Is Eternal: Rilke’s Duino Elegies

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is

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A Guide To Spirituality: Being Versus Doing

I read a wonderful piece in Tricycle magazine today about what a spiritual life looks like. The timing for me

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June 1, 2021 Meaning / Mortality / Religion / Spirituality / television / The Leftovers

Rewatching HBO’s “The Leftovers”

When HBO’s “The Leftovers” began to air in 2014, it was an unusually glum show, and to be perfectly frank,

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